Story+1978-12-07+Austin,+TX

“Austin, how ya doin? . . . Sorry we’re late. . . ”
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Badlands”**

“It was good”
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, after “Streets Of Fire” **

“We’re gonna be playing for a real long time, so you guys oughta. . . we’re playing all night, so find your seats so you’re not standing (?). . . We got all night (?). . . This is uh. . . This is uh, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. . . “
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Darkness On The Edge Of Town”**

“How many folks from down in San Antonio last time we came here? . . . I remember. . . What happened to all the hot women that were supposed to be down here? . . . Just got beat (chuckles). . . What’s my favorite street? (chuckles). . . It’s like New Jersey down here. . . New Jersey’s a compliment (chuckles). . . this is uh. . . this is a song that I wrote about, I guess 2 years ago. I was gonna put it on the Darkness On The Edge Of Town album. It’s uh, it’s called Independence Day. . . this is for uh, all the folks from San Antonio. . . “
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Independence Day” **

“(One guy yells several times for ‘Fever’) … Here’s Promised Land. ..
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro & outro to “The Promised Land”**

(…) These guys makin’ out there, I knew it, uh? . . . “

“You have (?) give her once. . . you got to prove it all night long. . . “
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Prove It All Night”**

“. . . (?) . . . (Fan(s) are yelling something at him). . . Where? . . . Is that where you’re from? . . . You from Freehold? . . . What are you doin’ way down here? . . . Gonna stay? . . . Oh, wow. . . Freehold, that’s where I grew up. I grew up in this town called Freehold. It’s about (chuckles), I don’t think there’s anybody there anymore (chuckles). . . Ooh, what? . . . Oh, (?) my house (chuckles). . . (?) South Street. . . I used to live on this … street called South Street. It’s just a little …It’s one of (chuckles) … HEY YOU (?) … I don’t know … I don’t believe it (chuckles) … Anyway, this is for my fan from Freehold … as for my _____ _____ … Racing In The Street … (?). . . “
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Racing In The Street” **

“(‘The screen door slams’ thru ‘You know just what I’m here for’). . . I think I screwed up the words (Roy improvises on the piano). . . I forgot the words to this part. . . (music pretty much almost stops while Bruce seems to consult with fans upfront – I’m sure Obie is she’s there). . . think I’m gonna (?). . . (Bruce gives sign to Roy to back it up a bit and start again. So, Bruce starts reloads with “Don’t you run back inside, You know what I’m here for” and the rest goes off as usual.)
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro & outro to “Thunder Road”**

(…) ,,, (?) … Sorry to lose you(?). . . This is my assistant down there (chuckles). . . “

“Roy Bittan on the piano ... Steve Van Zandt on the guitar ... Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Dan Federici and Big Man on the saxophone. . . We’re … we’re gonna just take a twenty minute break and then we’ll be back to do another set for you, alright? … We’ll be right back, okay? … (?) … See you in twenty minutes. . . “
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, after “Jungleland”**

“This is a new song … It’s called The Ties That Bind. . . “
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “The Ties That Bind”**

“(Fan yells: “Fever!”). . . Uh-Oh. . . I knew that was coming (chuckles). . . We’ll do that one for you, alright? (crowd cheers). . . But first, let me tell you a story. . . It was a cold, cold night (chuckles). . . It was Christmas Eve. . . this is the song? (chuckles). . . me and Steve was walking down the Boardwalk, the snow was falling. . . and we looked way down at the end … and all of a sudden, coming through the mist … we saw (music starts). . . “ (…) (?) Christmas”
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” **

". . . Big Man! . . . At times I get so mad . . . I call her up . . . she ain’t home . . . I stop by . . . she ain’t home . . . I send her a letter . . . I get no reply . . . Sometimes, I wanna lay down . . . and cry . . . Big Man, … I ride by her house … when it’s real late . . . I see two silhouettes, on the window shade . . . that’s when . . . I GET MAD! . . . like Al Capone . . . I GET MAD! . . . like Smokin’ Joe . . . I GET MAD! . . . like Jesse James . . . I GET MAD! . . . like Pretty Boy Floyd . . . I GET MAD! . . . like Popeye . . . Sometimes . . . I get so mad . . . I just wanna . . . I just wanna . . . I just wanna . . . (band stops) . . . I just wanna . . . I just wanna, I feel like I have to . . . I mean I just wanna (Fan: “Say it!”) . . . I just . . . I just don’t know . . .“
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, “I Get Mad!” in “She’s The One” **

“. . . You need help (chuckles). . . This is for everybody who use to come out and see us at The Armadillo. . . Wherever you are. . . Rosie,, …. come out tonight. . .”
 * 07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro & band intros to “Rosalita” **

(…) We have with us tonight. . . on the piano, the only member of the band with a high school diploma. . . the _____ _____ education _____. . . professor Roy Bittan. . . on the guitar … poet of the soul, master of rock ‘n’ roll. . . Miami Steve Van Zandt. . . on the bass, (?) Mr. Garry W. Tallent. . . on the drums. . . (?) Jersey. . . the Mighty Max. . . on the organ. . . the (?) Dan Federici. . . and last but not least. . . Do I have, tosay his name? (slow & emphatic). . . Do I have to say his name? (faster). . . Let me put it like this. . . King of the World. . . Master of the Universe. . . Your next governor. . . Is it a bird? … Is it a plane? … Is it The Big Man? . . . [Never says his name!]”

//Compiled by: Roulette909//